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September 22, 2003
Volume 81, Number 38
CENEAR 81 38 p. 1

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NEWS OF THE WEEK
NANOELECTRONICS
Nanowires can be assembled into thin-film transistors for a broad range of applications
CANNED IN CANCUN
Trade talks failure douses hopes for worldwide chemical shippers
BIG MOMENT
Largest transient dipole moment ever recorded is nearly 100 times larger than water's.
CHEMICAL DATABASE
Congressional stinginess imperils Integrated Risk Information System
DOLLY'S MAKER
PPL Therapeutics, the firm that helped create Dolly the cloned sheep, is calling it quits.
INDUSTRY OUTLOOK
Chemical companies see little hope for an upturn this year.
FISHY PCB CARRIERS
Spawning salmon deliver persistent contaminant to remote Alaskan lakes.

COVER STORY
AIR PRODUCTS
CEO John P. Jones III has acted decisively, selling underperforming units and shoring up more attractive businesses.

BUSINESS
BUSINESS CONCENTRATES
FIX IT UP
New Schering-Plough CEO Fred Hassan works to turn the problem-plagued company around.
VENTURE CAPITAL
BASF keeps up with technology by investing in smaller companies.
GROWING CROPSCIENCE
Bayer has big plans for its agrochemicals unit.

GOVERNMENT & POLICY
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
PLANS FOR POLLUTANTS
Chemical manufacturers oppose public access to plans for minimizing air toxics release.
POLLUTION VIOLATORS
EPA aims for financial penalties that offset gains a company may accrue from its violations.

SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY CONCENTRATES
TUNNELING CONUNDRUM
Two recent papers call enhanced enzymatic tunneling hypothesis into question
JACS MILESTONE
ACS flagship journal celebrates 125th anniversary with star-studded symposium.
ARTISTIC LICENSE
Table of elements has inspired many works of art, most recently two periodic table tables.
TRANS FATTY ACIDS
FDA will require producers to list the amount of trans fat on nutrition labels.

EDUCATION
CAREER CHEMISTRY
Educators develop creative ways to give students real-world experience.
REHABBED LABS
MIT's chemistry labs get a new look.

BOOKS
CAPITALISM'S THREAT TO HIGHER EDUCATION
Math At Your Fingertips

ACS COMMENT
DON'T START THE REVOLUTION WITHOUT ME

ACS NEWS
PIONEERING POLYMER INSTITUTE HONORED
SCENES FROM THE ACS MEETING IN NEW YORK

MEETINGS
59TH SOUTHWEST REGIONAL MEETING [PDF FORMAT}
DIVISIONS ISSUE CALLS FOR PAPERS [PDF FORMAT}

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EDITOR'S PAGE

LETTERS

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